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Similar in plot structure

These books are ranked using the plot structure labels extracted for Frankenstein.

Plot structure labels used: adaptation plus anthology, interlinked stories, short story cycle, loosely connected stories, dual-structure collection, one long lead story

This does not mean the books share the same plot, setting, quality, or difficulty. It means their plot structure embeddings are close.

Cover of Swords Against Wizardry by Fritz Leiber

Swords Against Wizardry

Fritz Leiber · 1986 · Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser

Two roguish adventurers chase treasure up a deadly mountain, then into an underground realm of wizardly intrigue.

Semantic match: ranked by plot structure

Distance: 0.1172

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The Starlit Wood

Dominik Parisien, Margo Lanagan, Marjorie M. Liu, Seanan McGuire, Garth Nix, Naomi Novik, Sofia Samatar, Karin Tidbeck, Catherynne M. Valente, Genevieve Valentine, Amal El-Mohtar, Charlie Jane Anders, Aliette de Bodard, Jeffrey Ford, Max Gladstone, Theodora Goss, Daryl Gregory, Kat Howard, Stephen Graham Jones · 2016 · The Universe of Xuya

An anthology of fairy tale retellings that reworks familiar and obscure tales across fantasy, SF, horror, and western modes.

Semantic match: ranked by plot structure

Distance: 0.1210

Cover of The Collected Stories of Philip K. Dick 5: The Eye of The Sibyl by Philip K. Dick

The Collected Stories of Philip K. Dick 5: The Eye of The Sibyl

Philip K. Dick · 1992

Philip K. Dick’s final collected stories volume gathers late-era SF tales of reality, faith, paranoia, and damaged futures.

Why this is here

Plot structure labels: standalone stories · varied lengths · uneven collection · reused concepts · adaptation source

Semantic match: ranked by plot structure

Distance: 0.1244

Cover of Star Wars: The Clone Wars: Stories of Light and Dark by Lou Anders

Star Wars: The Clone Wars: Stories of Light and Dark

Lou Anders, Tom Angleberger, Preeti Chhibber, Zoraida Córdova, Jason Fry, Rebecca Roanhorse, Anne Ursu, Sarah Beth Durst, Yoon Ha Lee, Greg Van Eekhout, E. Anne Convery · 2020

A Clone Wars anthology retelling familiar episodes through different characters’ eyes, plus one original story.

Semantic match: ranked by plot structure

Distance: 0.1287

Cover of The End and Other Beginnings: Stories from the Future – A Masterful Illustrated Sci-Fi Anthology for Teens about Friendship, Hope, and Technology by Veronica Roth

The End and Other Beginnings: Stories from the Future – A Masterful Illustrated Sci-Fi Anthology for Teens about Friendship, Hope, and Technology

Veronica Roth · 2019 · Carve the Mark

Six illustrated YA sci-fi novellas explore future worlds where love, grief, and hope collide with strange technologies.

Semantic match: ranked by plot structure

Distance: 0.1293

Cover of Love After the End: An Anthology of Two-Spirit and Indigiqueer Speculative Fiction by Joshua Whitehead

Love After the End: An Anthology of Two-Spirit and Indigiqueer Speculative Fiction

Joshua Whitehead · 2019

An Indigenous queer anthology of nine speculative stories imagining post-apocalyptic futures shaped by love, land, and survival.

Semantic match: ranked by plot structure

Distance: 0.1321

Cover of A Thousand Beginnings and Endings by Ellen Oh

A Thousand Beginnings and Endings

Ellen Oh, Melissa de la Cruz, Julie Kagawa, Renée Ahdieh, Roshani Chokshi, Aliette de Bodard, Cindy Pon, Alyssa Wong, Sona Charaipotra, Aisha Saeed, Lori M. Lee, Shveta Thakrar, Preeti Chhibber, E.C. Myers, Rahul Kanakia · 2018

An own-voices YA anthology reimagines East and South Asian myths, folktales, and legends across fifteen short stories.

Semantic match: ranked by plot structure

Distance: 0.1325

Cover of The End is Now by John Joseph Adams

The End is Now

John Joseph Adams, Hugh Howey, Scott Sigler, Seanan McGuire, Jamie Ford, Elizabeth Bear, Ben H. Winters, Jonathan Maberry, Daniel H. Wilson, Robin Wasserman · 2014 · The Apocalypse Triptych

Connected apocalyptic short stories show the world collapsing from many angles, with continuations from earlier installments.

Semantic match: ranked by plot structure

Distance: 0.1327

Cover of Instinct: An Animal Rescuers Anthology by L.J.  Hachmeister

Instinct: An Animal Rescuers Anthology

L.J. Hachmeister, Kelley Armstrong, Jennifer Blackstream, Patricia Briggs, Jim Butcher, D.J. Butler, Lucienne Diver, Hailey Edwards, Alex Erickson, Eliza Eveland, A.J. Hartley, John G. Hartness, Faith Hunter, Sam Knight, Seanan McGuire, L.E. Modesitt Jr., R.R. Virdi · 2023 · Mercy Thompson World

A multi-author anthology of animal-centered fantasy and sci-fi stories, with rescue themes and many shared-world tie-ins.

Semantic match: ranked by plot structure

Distance: 0.1328

Cover of Ingathering: The Complete People Stories by Zenna Henderson

Ingathering: The Complete People Stories

Zenna Henderson, Mark Olson, Priscilla Olson · 1995 · The People

A complete collection of linked stories about alien refugees hiding on Earth, seeking home, faith, and belonging.

Semantic match: ranked by plot structure

Distance: 0.1330

Cover of M.Y.T.H. Inc. Link by Robert Lynn Asprin

M.Y.T.H. Inc. Link

Robert Lynn Asprin · 1986 · Myth Adventures

A magical company’s side characters take over the narration as Skeeve leads delegated jobs in a changing, comedic fantasy world.

Semantic match: ranked by plot structure

Distance: 0.1330

Cover of The Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy 2017 by Charles Yu

The Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy 2017

Charles Yu · 2017 · The Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy

A guest-edited year’s-best anthology of 20 science fiction and fantasy stories, ranging from playful meta pieces to dark social commentary.

Why this is here

Plot structure labels: mixed story lengths · varied pacing · one-story-at-a-time · story collection

Semantic match: ranked by plot structure

Distance: 0.1338

Cover of The Amazing Screw-on Head and Other Curious Objects by Mike Mignola

The Amazing Screw-on Head and Other Curious Objects

Mike Mignola, Katie Mignola · 2010

A short comic anthology of bizarre, gothic, funny tales centered on a mechanical hero, monsters, and strange curiosities.

Semantic match: ranked by plot structure

Distance: 0.1355

Cover of The Artemis Fowl Files by Eoin Colfer

The Artemis Fowl Files

Eoin Colfer · 2004 · Artemis Fowl

A companion volume of Artemis Fowl shorts, interviews, codes, and fairy lore for fans between the main novels.

Semantic match: ranked by plot structure

Distance: 0.1356

Cover of No One Will Come Back For Us and Other Stories by Premee Mohamed

No One Will Come Back For Us and Other Stories

Premee Mohamed · 2023

Seventeen linked speculative horror stories of old gods, colonial critique, and strange human survival across eerie worlds.

Semantic match: ranked by plot structure

Distance: 0.1370

Cover of The Memory Librarian: And Other Stories of Dirty Computer by Janelle Monáe

The Memory Librarian: And Other Stories of Dirty Computer

Janelle Monáe · 2022

A queer Afrofuturist anthology expands a dystopian world of memory control, resistance, and hard-won hope.

Semantic match: ranked by plot structure

Distance: 0.1376

Cover of A Phoenix First Must Burn by Patrice Caldwell

A Phoenix First Must Burn

Patrice Caldwell, Elizabeth Acevedo, Amerie, Dhonielle Clayton, Jalissa Corrie, Somaiya Daud, Charlotte Nicole Davis, Alaya Dawn Johnson, Justina Ireland, Danny Lore, L.L. McKinney, Danielle Paige, Rebecca Roanhorse, Karen Strong, Ashley Woodfolk, Ibi Zoboi · 2020

Sixteen YA speculative stories center Black girls and Black women across fantasy, sci-fi, myth, and magic.

Semantic match: ranked by plot structure

Distance: 0.1384